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The Courier-Journal

State Agriculture Commissioner James Comer is reviving a long dormant commission to support the legalization of hemp as an industrial crop in Kentucky - a move that proponents say will boost farmers and the economy.

The Kentucky Industrial Hemp Commission only met twice following its creation in 2001. But Comer reassembled the commission for the first time in a decade on Wednesday as he works with U.S. Sen. Rand Paul to eliminate federal and state restrictions on hemp, which once served as a valuable cash crop across the state.